Reid, Boehner Downplay Talk of Government Shutdown
Therefore, House GOP leaders could be tempted to go with a lower level to win over the conservatives who opposed the bill Wednesday.</p> Reid said that interpretation is not correct.
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Therefore, House GOP leaders could be tempted to go with a lower level to win over the conservatives who opposed the bill Wednesday.</p> Reid said that interpretation is not correct.
The House cleared a procedural hurdle tonight on the path to passing a revised version of a short-term funding measure, adopting a rule for the bill and teeing up a final passage vote around midnight.
As Republicans scrambled to draft a new government funding bill that could win a majority of votes on the floor, House Democrats promised to stand united against any offsets to pay for disaster aid and
</p> The bill, which the Senate passed 70-27, now goes to the House.
Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) are serious about fixing it and creating jobs, they should pass his jobs bill.
Next week’s Congressional recess could get nixed, as Senate Democrats and House Republicans remain at odds over disaster funding in a stopgap spending bill.
Mike Mullen, was about the U.S. mission in Afghanistan and doesn’t immediately suggest a place for Bill Withers hits to be played over loudspeakers.
</p> Congress is struggling to reach a deal on a continuing resolution that would keep the government funded and running after Sept. 30.
</p> The bill also went down as a result of House Democrats unifying against it. Only six Democrats backed the bill.
House Republicans today overcame their own party’s reservations about a stopgap funding measure, passing a procedural motion to move the bill closer to final passage this afternoon.
</p> Although GOP leaders had hoped to quickly move the CR through the House this week and avoid yet another divisive fight over spending, it appeared this morning that the bill was in serious jeopardy
Bill Owens (D-N.Y.) by fewer than 2,000 votes in 2010, filed his paperwork Wednesday to launch another bid in the 23rd district.
</p> Johnson, a surprise winner over then-Sen.
</p> But some of those Members, including Reps.
Perry is the only White House hopeful who fits that bill.
</p> “Tomorrow, when the Senate receives the House bill to fund the government for six more weeks, we will amend it,” Reid said on the floor this morning.
Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) today dropped, for now, his efforts to attach to a trade bill an earmark helping an Alabama sleeping bag company.
</p> Senate Democrats and House Republicans clashed today over who would be to blame if the two sides can’t agree on disaster aid funding in a stopgap spending bill and the government shuts down Oct.
Ways and Means and Senate Finance would then write the bill,” a GOP leadership aide said.
</p> The bill was reintroduced in April by Sens.